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ANP (Agent Network Protocol)

An open protocol that standardizes collaboration among autonomous agents over a network. It emphasizes decentralized identifiers (DID) and federated agent discovery, so that agents can identify and communicate with one another without a central registry. It is the third of the major standardization efforts alongside MCP and A2A; adoption outside Asia remains limited.

Agents2025Wave 2 · 2024Maturity: 1/5

Maturity rationale

single R2 source, 2025-26 neologism